Wolfsburg team recently took part in the Emirates Cup but it was not a
successful trip as they lost 2-1 to Villarreal on the Saturday before
going down 1-0 to hosts Arsenal a day later.
Die Wolfe have added
German striker Max Kruse to their ranks but Kevin De Bruyne likely to
head the list of high profile absentees as he looks unlikely to recover
from injury in time. The Belgian will probably join other doubtful
players like Bas Dost, Ivan Perisic, Luiz Gustavo and Aaron Hunt on the
sidelines. Luiz Gustavo has only been back from injury for one week and
won't be part of the squad, meaning Maximilian Arnold and Josuha
Guilavogui should start in central midfield.
Bayern
Munich have recorded victories over Valencia and Inter during
July but they did suffer a penalty shootout loss in their last game
against Guangzhou Evergrande after a bore draw.
The Bavarians
may have let club icon Bastian Schweinsteiger leave to join Man United, but they have signed Arturo Vidal from Juventus and Douglas Costa
from Shakhtar. Robben, Muller and Lewandowski are all fully fit again
while cesntral defenders Badstuber, Dante, Javi Martínez and Benatia
will most likely miss the match due to injury and fitness concerns.
Rafinha is likely to play as right centre-back. Ribery is a long-term
absentee.
Bayern München are seeking to avenge their 4-1
Bundesliga shocking defeat against Wolfsburg in January - their first
league loss of the 2014-15 season. The sides have not shared a draw in
any of their last 10 encounters. But the Wolfsburg 4-1 win back in
January was Die Wolfe’s only triumph over Bayern in the last 10
attempts.